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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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